Richland Creek (Crabtree Creek tributary)

Richland Creek
Tributary to Crabtree Creek
Location of Richland Creek mouth
Richland Creek (Crabtree Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyWake
CityRaleigh
Physical characteristics
SourcePond at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds in Raleigh, North Carolina
  locationRaleigh, North Carolina
  coordinates35°47′19″N 078°43′47″W / 35.78861°N 78.72972°W / 35.78861; -78.72972
  elevation440 ft (130 m)
MouthCrabtree Creek
  location
Raleigh, North Carolina
  coordinates
35°50′42″N 078°43′15″W / 35.84500°N 78.72083°W / 35.84500; -78.72083
  elevation
236 ft (72 m)
Length5.25 mi (8.45 km)
Basin size6.84 square miles (17.7 km2)
Discharge 
  locationCrabtree Creek
  average7.87 cu ft/s (0.223 m3/s) at mouth with Crabtree Creek
Basin features
ProgressionCrabtree CreekNeuse RiverPamlico SoundAtlantic Ocean
River systemNeuse River
Tributaries 
  leftunnamed tributaries
  rightunnamed tributaries
Waterbodiesunnamed waterbodies

Richland Creek is a 5.25 mi (8.45 km) long 2nd order tributary to Crabtree Creek in Raleigh, North Carolina that rises in a pond on the North Carolina State Fairgrounds. The creek then flows north across I-40 and through Schenck Forest to eventually join Crabtree Creek. The watershed is mainly developed with about 30% of it forested.